The Honda Motor Company, a versatile powerhouse in the automotive industry, has produced quality automobiles for over 75 years. However, it’s not as well known that the Honda Motor Company’s first original product was a motorcycle. Company founder Soichiro Honda recognized a need for reliable and cheap transportation in Japan during the post-World War II fuel and material shortage, so in November 1947 Honda unveiled a motorized bicycle known as the A-type. With a teardrop gas tank and a diminutive two-stroke engine,
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